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hamburger
hanbaagaa
to have a meal
shokuji
potato
jagaimo
poteto
breakfast
choushoku
tofu
toufu
lunch
chuushoku
dinner
yuushoku
soup
suupu
miso soup
miso shiru
rice
gohan
raisu
sushi
sushi
rice ball
onigiri
bread
pan
hot pot
nabe
shabu-shabu
shabu shabu
oden
oden
yakitori (skewered chicken)
yakitori
cheese
chiizu
popsicle (American English)
ice lolly (British English)
aisu kyandii
ice cream
aisu kuriimu
Food (2)
tempura (classic Japanese deep fried batterdipped
seafood and vegetables. The batter is made
of ice
cold water, flour, and eggs.)
tenpura
rice porridge; rice congee
o-kayu
sakana
yaki-zakana (grilled fish; roasted fish)
yaki-zakana
curry
karee
croquette
korokke
grilled meat
yaki niku
yaki-soba
yaki soba
pizza
piza
Food (3)
fruit
kudamono
fish
sandwich
sandoicchi
ebi
pumpkin; squash
kabocha
crab
kani
beef
gyuu-niku
yoghurt; yogurt
youguruto
pork
buta-niku
eggplant; aubergine
nasu
chicken
tori-niku
chikin
egg
tamago
vegetables
yasai
salad
sarada
cake
keeki
chocolate
chokoreeto
hot dog
hotto doggu
dessert
dezaato
fried chicken
furaido chikin
ham
hamu
sausage
souseeji
shrimp
Fruits &
Vegetables
tomato
tomato
green pepper
piiman
cabbage
kyabetsu
Chinese cabbage
hakusai
banana
banana
watermelon
suika
leek
negi
daikon (white radish)
daikon
peach
momo
pear
nashi
grape
budou
melon
meron
strawberry
ichigo
Eating (1)
lettuce
retasu
lychee (litchi)
raichi
I'm hungry.
Onaka ga heri mashita.
onaka: stomach
Shall we have something to eat?
Nanika tabe masen ka?
Kanji translation:
nanika: something
I'll treat you today.
Today is my treat.
Kyou wa watashi ga ogori masu.
watashi: I
ogori: my treat (used to tell someone that
you will pay for something such as a meal
for them)
Kanji translation:
kyou: today
What will you eat?
Anata wa nani wo tabe masu ka?
anata: you
Kanji translation:
nani: what
I'd like to have
.
wo tabe tai desu.
Eating (2)
What is your most favorite food?
Anata no ichiban suki-na tabemono wa nan
desu ka?
anata no: your
suki-na: favorite
Kanji translation:
ichiban: most
tabemono: food
nan: what
I like sushi very much.
Watashi wa sushi ga dai-suki desu.
watashi: I
Kanji translation:
sushi: Japanese food made of vinegared rice
combined with various toppings or fillings
dai-suki: love, like something very much
I like ramen.
Watashi wa raamen ga suki desu.
watashi: I
raamen: ramen; noodle soup
suki: like
watashi: I
suki: like
Kanji translation:
nattou: traditional Japanese food made from
fermented soybeans
What is this dish called?
Kore wa nan to iu ryouri desu ka?
kore: this
iu: call
Kanji translation:
nan: what
Chinese cuisine
chuuka ryouri
chuuka: Chinese
ryouri: cuisine
French cuisine
furansu ryouri
furansu: France, French
ryouri: cuisine
Italian cuisine
itaria ryouri
itaria: Italy, Italian
ryouri: cuisine
barbecue
baabekyuu
Cuisine
Japanese cuisine
washoku
nihon ryouri
nihon: Japanese, Japan
ryouri: cuisine
osechi (traditional Japanese New Year
foods)
osechi ryouri
Kanji translation:
ryouri: cuisine
kaiseki
kaiseki ryouri
bento (single-portion takeout meal)
bentou
Menu
menyuu
kitsune udon
menu
prawn; shrimp
ebi
octopus
tako
Japanese-style fried
chicken
tori no kara-age
congridae
anago
slightly layered omelet
tamago
Tastes
delicious
oishii
disgusting
mazui
plain
assari
oily; greasy
aburakkoi
At
salty Restaurant (1)
shiokarai
restaurant
sour
resutoran
suppai
bitter
izakaya
nigai (a common kind of Japanese bar or
restaurant, which serves food as well as
drink)
sweet
izakaya
amai
conveyor
belt sushi; sushi train (Australian
spicy
English)
karai
kaiten zushi
Too spicy.
beer
Karagarden
sugiru.
bia
gaaden
kara: spicy
sugiru: too
Do I need a reservation?
Yoyaku ga iri masu ka?
Kanji translation:
yoyaku: reservation
I'd like to make a reservation.
Yoyaku wo shitai no desuga.
yoyaku: reservation
I'd like to reserve a table for five people at 6
pm.
Roku-ji ni go-nin no yoyaku wo onegai
shimasu.
yoyaku: reservation
Kanji translation:
roku-ji: 6 o'clock
Kanji translation:
futari: two people
How long is the wait?
Machi-jikan wa dorekurai desu ka?
dorekurai: how long
Kanji translation:
machi-jikan: wait (a period of time in which
you wait for something to happen etc)
We'd like a table by the window.
Mado-giwa no teeburu wo onegai
shimasu.
teeburu: table
Kanji translation:
mado-giwa: by the window
At Restaurant (2)
Excuse me. (used when addressing a waiter
or a waitress)
Sumimasen.
What kind of drinks do you have?
Don-na nomimono ga ari masu ka?
don-na: what kind of
Kanji translation:
nomimono: drinks
May I have a cup of tea, please?
O-cha wo ippai morae masu ka?
Kanji translation:
o-cha: tea
ippai: a cup of
Do you have any beer?
Biiru wa ari masu ka?
biiru: beer
I'd like to have a beer.
Biiru wo kudasai.
biiru: beer
A bottle of beer, please.
Biiru wo ippon kudasai.
biiru: beer
Kanji translation:
ippon: a bottle of
Three draft beers, please.
Nama biiru wo mittsu onegai shimasu.
Kanji translation:
nama: draft (beer)
mittsu: three
Bottoms up!; Toast!
Kanpai!
Kanji translation:
kanpai: to drink a glass of beer, etc to thank
someone, wish someone luck etc
May I have some water, please?
O-mizu wo kudasai.
Kanji translation:
mizu: water
Enjoy your meal.
Douzo meshiagatte kudasai.
Kanji translation:
meshiagaru: eat
How do you eat this?
How's this eaten?
How am I supposed to eat this?
At Restaurant (3)
I didn't order this dish.
Kono ryouri wa chuumon shite imasen.
ryouri: food cooked or prepared in a
particular way as a meal
chuumon: order
This is undercooked.
Kore wa yoku hi ga tootte imasen.
kore: this
Kanji translation:
hi: fire
Another cup of tea, please.
O-cha wo kudasai.
Kanji translation:
o-cha: tea
Could you bring me a plate, please.
Kozara wo kudasai.
Kanji translation:
kozara: plate
Where is the rest room?
Where is a toilet?
Toire wa doko desu ka?
toire: rest room, toilet
doko: where
Take this plate away, please.
Kono o-sara wo sagete kudasai.
kono: this
Kanji translation:
o-sara: plate
.
wo kudasai.
tsumayouji
Utensils
dish; plate
sara
glass
gurasu
koppu
chopsticks
hashi
spoon
supuun
knife
naifu
fork
fouku
can opener
kan kiri
bottle
bin
botoru
bottle opener
sen nuki
wet towel
oshibori
toothpick
Seasonings
soy sauce
shouyu
hot sauce
raayu
salt
shio
pepper
koshou
red pepper
tougarashi
garlic
nin-niku
vinegar
su
sugar
satou
or a waitress)
Sumimasen.
At Cafe, Fast-Food
Restaurant...
cafe; coffee shop; coffee house
kissaten
McDonald's
Makudonarudo
I'm thirsty.
Nodo ga kawaki mashita.
nodo: throat
kawaku: thirsty
fast-food restaurant
faasuto fuudo
Kanji translation:
kaeru: go (home)
Ashtray, please.
Haizara wo kudasai.
haizara: ashtray
I want to drink
.
ga nomi tai desu.
nomi tai: want to drink
Beverages
beverage; drink
nomimono
coffee
kouhii
iced coffee
aisu kouhii
hot coffee
hotto kouhii
tea
o-cha
black tea
kou cha
green tea
ryoku cha
Oolong (black dragon tea)
uuron cha
water
mizu
mineral water
mineraru woutaa
fruit juice
juusu
cocktail
kakuteru
gin and tonic
jin tonikku
Drinks
orange juice
orenji juusu
tomato juice
tomato juusu
Coca-Cola
koka koura
milk
gyuunyuu
miruku
beer
biiru
draught beer; draft beer; tap beer
nama biiru
whiskey
uisukii
champagne
shanpan
wine
wain
brandy
burandee
mugicha (a type of tisane
made from roasted barley)
mugi cha
Sake
alcohol; liquor
sake
sake (a Japanese alcoholic drink made from
rice)
nihon-shu
nihon: Japan, Japanese
ginjo-shu
ginjou-shu
shochu (a distilled alcoholic beverage)
shouchuu
chuhai (shochu highball; usually flavored
with fruit or soda)
chuu-hai
ume-shu (a Japanese liqueur made
from ume fruits, sugar and shochu)
ume-shu
happo-shu (low-malt beer; a Japanese beerlike beverage )
happou-shu
Drinking
Shall we have a drink today?
How about going to have a drink today?
Kyou nomi ni iki masen ka?
kyou: today
nomu: drink
What kind of beer do you have?
Don na biiru ga ari masu ka?
don na: what kind of
biiru: beer
A bottle of beer, please.
Buying Tickets
ticket
chiketto
two tickets
ni-mai no chiketto
chiketto: ticket
ni-mai: two sheets
I'd like to buy a ticket.
Chiketto wo ichi-mai kudasai.
chiketto: ticket
ichi-mai: one sheet
Where can I buy tickets?
Chiketto wa doko de kae masu ka?
chiketto: ticket
doko: where
kau: buy
Are there any tickets to tonight?
Konban no chiketto wa ari masu ka?
chiketto: ticket
konban: tonight
Where can I buy tickets for admission?
Nyuujou-ken wa doko de kae masu ka?
doko: where
nyuujou-ken: ticket for admission
Two admission tickets, please.
Nyuujou-ken wo ni-mai kudasai.
nyuujou-ken: ticket for admission
ni-mai: two sheets
I'd like a ticket to Kyoto for tomorrow.
Ashita no Kyouto-iki no kippu wo
kudasai.
ashita: tomorrow
Kyouto-iki: to Kyoto
kippu: train ticket
Where can I buy train tickets?
Kippu wa doko de kae masu ka?
kippu: train ticket
doko: where
kau: buy
Can I still get a ticket for today?
Kyou no chiketto wa mada ari masu ka?
kyou: today
chiketto: ticket
mada: still
I'd like to reconfirm my flight.
Koukuu-ken no sai-kakunin wo shitai no
desuga.
koukuu-ken: airline ticket
sai-kakunin: reconfirm
Taking Pictures
camera
kamera
roll film
firumu
digital camera
dejitaru kamera
dejitaru: digital
kamera: camera
deji kame (the abbreviation of "dejitaru
kamera")
camcorder
bideo kamera
bideo: video
kamera: camera
photo; photograph
shashin
to take pictures
shashin wo toru
shashin: picture, photo
toru: take
Will you take a picture of me?
Would you take my picture?
Will you take a picture for me?
Would you mind taking my picture?
Shasin wo totte morae masu ka?
shashin: picture, photo
Can I take pictures?
Shashin wo totte mo iidesu ka?
shashin: picture, photo
May I take your picture?
May I take a picture of you?
Would you mind if I took your picture?
Anata no shashin wo totte mo iidesu
ka?
Numbers (1)
In horizontal writing, it is
more common to use
Arabic numerals (1,2,3...),
whereas Chinese numerals
are more common in
vertical text.
Click on the speaker
icons to listen to the
pronunciation.
0
zero
rei
1
ichi
2
ni
3
san
4
shi
yon
5
go
6
roku
7
nana
shichi
8
hachi
9
kyuu
ku
10
juu
11
juu ichi
juu: 10
ichi: 1
16
juu roku
juu: 10
roku: 6
17
juu nana
juu shichi
juu: 10
nana, shichi: 7
18
juu hachi
12
juu ni
juu: 10
hachi: 8
juu: 10
ni: 2
19
juu kyuu
juu ku
13
juu san
juu: 10
san: 3
14
juu shi
juu yon
juu: 10
shi, yon: 4
15
juu go
juu: 10
go: 5
juu: 10
kyuu, ku: 9
20
ni juu
ni: 2
juu: 10
Numbers(2)
In horizontal writing, it is
more common to use
Arabic numerals (1,2,3...),
whereas Chinese numerals
are more common in
vertical text.
Click on the speaker
icons to listen to the
pronunciation.
21
ni juu ichi
ni: 2
juu: 10
ichi: 1
22
ni juu ni
ni: 2
juu: 10
23
ni juu san
ni: 2
juu: 10
san: 3
30
san juu
san: 3
juu: 10
31
san juu ichi
san: 3
juu: 10
ichi: 1
32
san juu ni
san: 3
juu: 10
ni: 2
99
kyuu juu kyuu
kyuu: 9
juu: 10
100
hyaku
101
hyaku ichi
hyaku: 100
ichi: 1
102
hyaku ni
hyaku: 100
ni: 2
110
hyaku juu
hyaku: 100
juu: 10
111
hyaku juu ichi
hyaku: 100
juu: 10
ichi: 1
200
ni hyaku
ni: 2
hyaku: 100
201
ni hyaku ichi
ni: 2
hyaku: 100
ichi: 1
300
san byaku
san: 3
byaku: 100
400
yon hyaku
yon: 4
hyaku: 100
500
go hyaku
go: 5
hyaku: 100
600
roppyaku
ro: 6
pyaku: 100
700
nana hyaku
nana: 7
hyaku: 100
800
happyaku
ha: 8
pyaku: 100
836
happyaku san juu roku
happyaku: 800
san: 3
juu: 10
roku: 6
Numbers (3)
In horizontal writing, it is more common to
use Arabic numerals (1,2,3...),
whereas Chinese numerals are more
common in vertical text.
Click on the speaker icons to listen to the
pronunciation.
900
kyuu hyaku
kyuu: 9
hyaku: 100
1,000
sen
1,014
sen juu yon
sen: 1,000
juu: 10
yon: 4
1,579
sen go hyaku nana juu kyuu
sen: 1,000
go: 5
hyaku: 100
nana: 7
juu: 10
kyuu: 9
2,000
ni sen
ni: 2
sen: 1,000
2,050
ni sen go juu
ni: 2
sen: 1,000
go: 5
juu: 10
3,000
san zen
san: 3
zen: 1,000
4,000
yon sen
yon: 4
sen: 1,000
7,000
nana sen
nana: 7
sen: 1,000
8,000
hassen
ha: 8
sen: 1,000
9,876
kyuu sen happyaku nana juu roku
kyuu: 9
sen: 1,000
ha: 8
pyaku: 100
nana: 7
juu: 10
roku: 6
Numbers (4)
issen: 1,000
man: 10,000
100,000,000
ichi oku
ichi: 1
oku: 100,000,000
824,679,135
hachi oku ni sen yon hyaku roku juu nana
man
kyuu sen hyaku san juu go
hachi: 8
oku: 100,000,000
ni: 2
sen: 1,000
yon: 4
hyaku: 100
roku: 6
juu: 10
nana: 7
man: 10,000
kyuu: 9
san: 3
go: 5
1,000,000,000
juu oku juu: 10
oku: 1,000,000,000
80%
hachi juppaasento
hachi: 8
ju: 10
paasento: percent
1,000,000
hyaku man
hyaku: 100
man: 10,000
10,000,000
issen man
Shopping (1)
shopping
kaimono
shoppingu
store; shop
o-mise
mise: store; shop
shopping center
shoppingu sentaa
supermarket
suupaa
convenience store
konbini (the abbreviation of "konbiniensu
sutoa")
konbiniensu sutoa: convenience store
department stores
depaato
hyakkaten
Do you have
?
wa ari masu ka?
I want to buy
.
wo kai tai no desuga.
kau: buy
How much money?
Ikura desu ka?
ikura: how much
How much is this?
Kore wa ikura desu ka?
kore: this
ikura: how much
That's too expensive.
Taka sugi masu.
sugi: too
takai: expensive
Shopping (2)
I need
.
ga hitsuyou desu.
hitsuyou: need
I'm just looking.
Chotto mite iru dake desu.
chotto: just
miru: look
Please show me it.
Sore wo misete kudasai.
sore: it
miseru: show
Please show me this.
Kore wo misete kudasai.
kore: this
Do you have another one?
Hoka no wa ari masu ka?
hoka: another
I don't want it.
Sore wa iri masen.
sore: it
I'll take it.
Sore wo kudasai.
sore: it
You gave me the wrong change.
O-tsuri ga machigatte imasu.
o-tsuri: change (The money that you get
back when you
have paid for something with more money
than it costs.)
machigatte: wrong
firumu: film
Shopping (3)
20 percent discount
ni-wari biki
ni-wari: 20 percent
biki: discount, off
ni juppaasento ofu
ni juppaasento: 20 percent
ofu: off
30 percent discount
san-wari biki
san-wari: 30 percent
biki: discount, off
san juppaasento ofu
san juppaasento: 30 percent
ofu: off
Shopping (4)
Do you have this in another color?
Kore no betsu no iro wa ari masu ka?
kore: this
betsu: another
iro: color
I don't have it.
Ari masen.
It's too expensive. I can't afford it.
Taka sugi te watashi ni wa kae masen.
sugi: too
watashi: I
takai: expensive
kau: buy
This is too small.
Kore wa chiisa sugi masu.
kore: this
sugi: too
chiisai: small
Do you have a smaller one?
Mou sukoshi chiisai no wa ari masu ka?
chiisai: small
Do you have a bigger one?
Mou sukoshi ookii no wa ari masu ka?
ookii: big
May I try this on?
Shichaku shitemo iidesu ka?
shichaku: try on (to put on a piece of
clothing to see if it fits you or if it suits
you)
OK, I'll take it.
Wakari mashita. Sore wo kudasai.
sore: it
Can you wrap these separately?
Betsu-betsu ni tsutsunde kudasai.
betsu-betsu: separately
tsutsumu: wrap
Could you show me that T-shirt?
Ano T-shatsu wo misete kudasai.
ano: that
T-shatsu: T-shirt
Could you show me another one?
Hoka no mono wo misete kudasai.
hoka: another
Shopping (5)
How much for one?
Hitotsu ikura desu ka?
hitotsu: one
ikura: how much
How much is it altogether?
Zenbu de ikura desu ka?
ikura: how much
zenbu: altogether
Can you lower the price?
Yasuku shite morae masu ka?
yasui: cheap, low price
Do you accept credit cards?
Shiharai wa kaado de deki masu ka?
kaado: card
shiharai: pay
I don't like this design very much.
Kono dezain wa amari suki dewa ari
masen.
kono: this
dezain: design
suki: like
I don't like this color.
Kono iro wa suki dewa ari masen.
kono: this
suki: like
iro: color
I would like to return this.
Henpin shitai no desuga.
shitai: would like, want
henpin: return
rhoushuu-sho: receipt
Let me think about it.
Chotto kangae sasete kudasai.
kangaeru: think
This is popular now!
Ima, kore ga ninki desu!
ima: now
kore: this
ninki: popular
Can I have a receipt, please?
Ryoushuu-sho wo kudasai.